Austin Cross
Video Recap of a Muddy Morning in Austin
Cross Country in Texas
Women’s 6k Recap: In the Women’s 6K, Kelsey Bruce (unattached) took the win in a wire to wire effort in 20:40 but was challenged in the early stages by Lauren Stroud and Anna West of Railroad Athletics, who took 2nd and 3rd respectively in 20:55 and 21:03. Heather Stone (unattached) and Megan Wagenaar (Railroad Athletics) rounded out the top 5 in 22:05 and 22:16 respectively. Railroad Athletics dominated the women’s team competition going 2, 3, 5, and 6. Cassandra Henkiel took the top women’s master’s spot (40 and over) in 23:54 over the challenging St. Andrew’s layout.
Men’s 8K Recap: In the Men’s 8K, Kale Adams from Flying Turtle Monkey Track Club built a sizable lead only minutes into the race, and very quickly this became a race for 2nd as he broke the tape in 24:17. His teammate George Kelly narrowly edged Mitchell Ammons from Bat City Track Club for 2nd (24:49 to 24:50 respectively). Rounding out the top 5 were Daniel Golden in 25:07 and Chandon Chhikara in 25:08, both from Mantra Labs - Born to Run. Flying Turtle Monkey Track Club took the win with 11 points to Mantra Labs - Born to Run with 16 points (top 3 scored). Matt Hanlon took the top men’s master’s (40 and over) spot in 29:20.
